corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
territorial right; dominion
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
when it becomes; when it comes to
looking on (somebody) as hostile
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
as; because; with; due to
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
cease-fire; truce; armistice
maintenance; preservation; improvement
directly; in person; firsthand
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
national defence forces; national security forces
don't worry; no worries; never mind
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
battlefield; battleground
publication of results; announcement of results
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest